Moshe’s Devotion

Rashi describes the kind of devoted leader that Moshe Rabbeinu was. The Torah tells us that Moshe went מן ההר אל העם, from the mountain to the people.

Rashi says that Moshe did not deal with his own affairs, but went directly from the mountain to the people. The תפארת שלמה asks what possible personal affairs could Moshe have had? He was not a businessman and had no other responsibilities but serving the people.

He answers that Moshe sacrificed his own personal עבודת השם, and his own connection in serving G-d, for the benefit of the people.

His altruistic focus was on the Jewish people. He did not want them to lose the momentum of closeness to Hashem, and wanted to continue to elevate them. He did this by putting aside his own worship and connection. This shows tremendous loyalty and devotion to his people.